Acorn A7000 Archimedes- any good? - Page 2

ck1200 · 14 July 2010, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baboon

I forgot about e-type as that was another beaut I used to play while at school.

Yeah it was a great game! ... i got good at that but would prob suck at it now

I managed to get that and crytal on floppy

so gotta get an a3000 one day

mjnurney · 15 July 2010, 19:03

i didnt but the A7000 , someone else did . so ive started building an Aros system with Amiga emulation built in - i cant justify the cost of a machine which cannot use the internet! an sadly the A1200 amiga cant easily do this , a ppc Amiga is big money !

Anyway if anyone is interested i will post my adventures in Aros and its Amiga capability...while keeping an eye open for an A3000 archie lol

ck1200 · 15 July 2010, 20:16

Out of the a3000,a3010 & a3020 is the first best for game compatibility? and are there many titles that wont work on the later models

Thanks

Tom Walker · 15 July 2010, 23:04

A3000 is probably best. Zarch, Conquerer, and Enter the Realm all have problems above 8mhz. Also A3000s can be fitted with ARM3 upgrades which will boost speed massively (8->25mhz usually) , but can also be slowed back to normal speed with *cache off. And there are probably a few older games whose protection only works on A3000.

Downside is double density floppies only, no built-in joystick interface (A3010 only) and no built-in IDE interface (A3020 only). Oh, and Fire & Ice won't work properly - but it's a mediocre port so you're not missing much.

ck1200 · 15 July 2010, 23:10

Thanks for the info just what i needed

a3000 with upgrade sounds best option for me

Chris

deicidal · 16 July 2010, 10:25

All this talk is certanly making me think about getting my hands on one

Christian · 16 July 2010, 11:45

Arculator is now pretty good. Was playing Chocks Away!, E-Type, Conqueror & Fireball II on it only yesterday

http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/

Baboon · 16 July 2010, 12:47

I've never tried an arc emulator before - but after reading this thread and getting nostalgic over some of the games I played at school I think I'll give it a go.

ck1200 · 16 July 2010, 22:32

i tried one once but not the above, could just not figure it out though....so vowed to get an a3000 lol!

Baboon · 17 July 2010, 10:26

Well I've got the emu running nicely.

...although I'm finding e-type almost impossible to play! lol

asm1 · 17 July 2010, 11:34

If you go to the Qube server (link above) Charlie has put together a "ready to go" arculator environmentbuild. "Classic Risc OS" has lots of things built in. Double click and go.

ck1200 · 17 July 2010, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baboon

Well I've got the emu running nicely.

...although I'm finding e-type almost impossible to play! lol

control pad related as in reaction?

Baboon · 17 July 2010, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by asm1

If you go to the Qube server (link above) Charlie has put together a "ready to go" arculator environmentbuild. "Classic Risc OS" has lots of things built in. Double click and go.

I've been more successful running games on Arculator than RPCEmu though?

On RPCemu it seems to take ages to load the adf into memory and then when I click the executable I'm getting errors when its trying to boot it? ...but on arculator the games I've tried seem to work fine every time (and the only thing I configured is changing the setting to arm3 33mhz to speed it up).

I'm obviously a complete noob to both arc emu's but for quickly playing games arculator seems to work fine for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1200

control pad related as in reaction?

I think I'm just crap at the game? lol I can't seem to control the car very well using the mouse? ..although its been many moons since I played it originally.

I've got my games, demos and apps from the arc tosec but I can't find two games I wanted to play on the emu that I remember from my school days (BattleChess and Virus)? Do dumps of these exist and are they playable on the arc emu's? ...also are they different to the omeba versions or just quick ports??

ck1200 · 17 July 2010, 21:23

Quote:

I think I'm just crap at the game? lol I can't seem to control the car very well using the mouse? ..although its been many moons since I played it originally.

Ahhh ok i wonder if this is more the moue reaction though with it being laser or optical? i notice it through win uae with some amiga games

Quote:

I've got my games, demos and apps from the arc tosec but I can't find two games I wanted to play on the emu that I remember from my school days (BattleChess and Virus)? Do dumps of these exist and are they playable on the arc emu's? ...also are they different to the omeba versions or just quick ports??

I remember virus but did not know battle chess was available acorn wise sorry, great game though!

Baboon · 17 July 2010, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1200

Ahhh ok i wonder if this is more the moue reaction though with it being laser or optical? i notice it through win uae with some amiga games

I've got another mouse about somewhere here so will give that a go.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck1200

I remember virus but did not know battle chess was available acorn wise sorry, great game though!

I just did a quick google for the arc game Virus and...

"Zarch started off as a demo called Lander and was bundled with almost all releases of the Acorn Archimedes. Zarch was later renamed as Virus and ported to the Commodore Amiga..." - Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarch

I'll keep hunting.

Also sorry to take this thread slightly offtopic from mjnurney purchasing an arc!

ck1200 · 17 July 2010, 22:37

Let us know

s2325 · 28 December 2010, 14:41

Virus vs Zarch: [ Show youtube player ]

Codetapper · 05 November 2012, 01:37

My work is about to throw out 2 Acorn A7000 computers. Do you think they are worth saving?

s2325 · 05 November 2012, 02:13

Sure, why not?

Codetapper · 05 November 2012, 05:17

OK let me rephrase that slightly. I have no interest in Acorn's. I just would rather see them go to someone that wants them rather than the trash. Do you think there's much of a retro scene for Acorn's?

If there's anyone in the Auckland region that wants them free, you are welcome to them.

16 July 2010, 12:47	#28
Baboon Moon Monkey Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 419	I've never tried an arc emulator before - but after reading this thread and getting nostalgic over some of the games I played at school I think I'll give it a go. Last edited by Baboon; 16 July 2010 at 23:03.

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15 July 2010, 19:03	#22
mjnurney Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Towcester, Northampton Posts: 311	i didnt but the A7000 , someone else did . so ive started building an Aros system with Amiga emulation built in - i cant justify the cost of a machine which cannot use the internet! an sadly the A1200 amiga cant easily do this , a ppc Amiga is big money ! Anyway if anyone is interested i will post my adventures in Aros and its Amiga capability...while keeping an eye open for an A3000 archie lol

15 July 2010, 20:16	#23
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	Out of the a3000,a3010 & a3020 is the first best for game compatibility? and are there many titles that wont work on the later models Thanks

15 July 2010, 23:04	#24
Tom Walker Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nottingham / UK Posts: 58	A3000 is probably best. Zarch, Conquerer, and Enter the Realm all have problems above 8mhz. Also A3000s can be fitted with ARM3 upgrades which will boost speed massively (8->25mhz usually) , but can also be slowed back to normal speed with *cache off. And there are probably a few older games whose protection only works on A3000. Downside is double density floppies only, no built-in joystick interface (A3010 only) and no built-in IDE interface (A3020 only). Oh, and Fire & Ice won't work properly - but it's a mediocre port so you're not missing much.

15 July 2010, 23:10	#25
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	Thanks for the info just what i needed a3000 with upgrade sounds best option for me Chris

16 July 2010, 10:25	#26
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	All this talk is certanly making me think about getting my hands on one

16 July 2010, 11:45	#27
Christian Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gloucestershire Age: 51 Posts: 218	Arculator is now pretty good. Was playing Chocks Away!, E-Type, Conqueror & Fireball II on it only yesterday http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/

16 July 2010, 22:32	#29
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	i tried one once but not the above, could just not figure it out though....so vowed to get an a3000 lol!

17 July 2010, 10:26	#30
Baboon Moon Monkey Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 419	Well I've got the emu running nicely. ...although I'm finding e-type almost impossible to play! lol

17 July 2010, 11:34	#31
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	If you go to the Qube server (link above) Charlie has put together a "ready to go" arculator environmentbuild. "Classic Risc OS" has lots of things built in. Double click and go.

17 July 2010, 22:37	#36
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	Let us know

28 December 2010, 14:41	#37
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Virus vs Zarch: [ Show youtube player ]

05 November 2012, 01:37	#38
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	My work is about to throw out 2 Acorn A7000 computers. Do you think they are worth saving?

05 November 2012, 02:13	#39
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Sure, why not?

05 November 2012, 05:17	#40
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	OK let me rephrase that slightly. I have no interest in Acorn's. I just would rather see them go to someone that wants them rather than the trash. Do you think there's much of a retro scene for Acorn's? If there's anyone in the Auckland region that wants them free, you are welcome to them.

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